anticipated
-esperado
Past participle ofanticipate.There are other translations for this conjugation.

anticipate

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A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. esperar
The police anticipated riots after the announcements.La policía esperaba que se produjeran disturbios como consecuencia de los anuncios.
b. prever
They haven't signed the contract yet, but I'm not anticipating any problems.Todavía no han firmado el contrato, pero no preveo ningún problema.
c. tener previsto
They didn't anticipate having to make any reductions in the immediate future.No tenían previsto tener que hacer ningún recorte de manera inmediata.
d. calcular
They anticipate thousands of entries in the competition.Calculan que habrá miles de participantes en la competición.
a. prever
The stockbroker anticipated the market crash and was able to sell all his shares.El corredor de bolsa previó la quiebra del mercado y logró vender todas sus acciones.
b. anticipar
The polls anticipated quite accurately the results of the election.Las encuestas anticiparon con bastante exactitud los resultados electorales.
a. estar deseando
James eagerly anticipated the trip to see his grandmother.James estaba deseando ir a visitar a su abuela.
a. anticiparse a
Their research team anticipated us and secured the patent.Su equipo de investigación se nos anticipó y consiguió la patente.
b. adelantarse a
The other TV station always manages to anticipate us because they have a helicopter.El otro canal de televisión siempre se nos consigue adelantar porque tiene un helicóptero.
a. anticiparse a
Their early discoveries anticipated many of the developments that would take place during the following century.Sus tempranos descubrimientos se anticiparon a muchos de los avances que tendrían lugar durante el siglo siguiente.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
a. anticiparse
I anticipated too much, leaving my left side exposed, and the other boxer dealt me a right hook.Me anticipé demasiado, dejé mi lado izquierdo expuesto, y el otro boxeador me dio un gancho de derecha.
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